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Hello everyone!
This post is a bit overdue as I've already been asking questions and conducting business here, but better late than never.
I live in the Philadelphia area and I work in software development. I'm a fan of technology (any kind) and I hope to one day build my own lasers.
I'm here because I've been fascinated by lasers since I was a kid (I'm 33 now). I remember seeing lab lasers in the Edmund Scientific catalog and thinking I'd never be able to afford one of them. Then my dad brought home a HeNe laser he scavenged from some equipment at work, but I was never allowed to play with it.
I got my first lasers when the laser keychain craze broke out in the US. Then about 6 years ago, I built my own burning laser from a DVD burner and a maglight. That's when I really got hooked.
Later, after seeing all of WickedLaser's publicity, I decided to do some research before purchasing, and that's when I found LPF (and found better vendors).
I took my time reading up on the basics here and decided I wanted to get some high powered lasers. Yes, for burning, but also for beaming at night.
Well, now I already have high powered red, green, and blue lasers. I am in awe of their power (and danger) every time I turn them on. Of course I have some good safety gear: OD7+ Laserglow glasses for 445nm and 532nm, and multiple sets of red and green/blue Eagle Pair glasses for spectators. I also have a custom tabletop tripod that can FIRMLY hold any size handheld laser.
I just built a tunnel fx adapter (thread here), and I am looking forward to some RGB experimenting (white laser maybe). I'm also looking to acquire some much lower power handhelds in the near future (am I doing this backwards?)
Anyway, I have already met some cool people here and I hope to meet more.
Here's what my current collection looks like:
This post is a bit overdue as I've already been asking questions and conducting business here, but better late than never.
I live in the Philadelphia area and I work in software development. I'm a fan of technology (any kind) and I hope to one day build my own lasers.
I'm here because I've been fascinated by lasers since I was a kid (I'm 33 now). I remember seeing lab lasers in the Edmund Scientific catalog and thinking I'd never be able to afford one of them. Then my dad brought home a HeNe laser he scavenged from some equipment at work, but I was never allowed to play with it.
I got my first lasers when the laser keychain craze broke out in the US. Then about 6 years ago, I built my own burning laser from a DVD burner and a maglight. That's when I really got hooked.
Later, after seeing all of WickedLaser's publicity, I decided to do some research before purchasing, and that's when I found LPF (and found better vendors).
I took my time reading up on the basics here and decided I wanted to get some high powered lasers. Yes, for burning, but also for beaming at night.
Well, now I already have high powered red, green, and blue lasers. I am in awe of their power (and danger) every time I turn them on. Of course I have some good safety gear: OD7+ Laserglow glasses for 445nm and 532nm, and multiple sets of red and green/blue Eagle Pair glasses for spectators. I also have a custom tabletop tripod that can FIRMLY hold any size handheld laser.
I just built a tunnel fx adapter (thread here), and I am looking forward to some RGB experimenting (white laser maybe). I'm also looking to acquire some much lower power handhelds in the near future (am I doing this backwards?)
Anyway, I have already met some cool people here and I hope to meet more.
Here's what my current collection looks like:
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